EPTCollege Acceptance Thread '13 - Page 10
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For those top students who are disappointed by rejections and probably experiencing academic "failure" for the first time, just keep a few things in mind: 1. Assuming you applied smartly (ie not just HYPSM) you will likely gain admittance to one of the top universities in the country. 2. Your college doesn't define you, it's what you make out of your opportunities, and believe me they are endless at any top school. 3. Even if you feel like you're "settling" by going to a "lesser" school than whatever your dream school was, chances are that you'll find a ton of people at that school that are more driven, more talented, and more intelligent than you. Don't underestimate the caliber of students at any of the top schools or else you'll suddenly find yourself an average or below average student. 4. Once you decide on a school to attend, forget about the rejections or other schools you turned down. Don't wallow in misery and bitterness that you aren't attending your dream school. If you give your school a fair chance, you'll probably end up loving wherever you attend. | ||
l10f
United States3241 Posts
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
On March 18 2013 16:41 nohbrows wrote: Kind of hard to imagine that this was me just an year ago. This is definitely a nerveracking time. Good luck to all the applicants who still haven't heard back from schools yet, congratulations to all those who got accepted into schools, and to everyone who's gotten rejections: It's not the end of the world. Opportunities are out there for you to grab! You just have to go looking for them :D Edit: Also, so many Ivy leagues in this thread 0_o. TL definitely aims to be the best in everything, not just Starcraft. Meh, there is some selection bias going on. TL is a large site and you basically have the average male population between 12-25. There are bound to be a number of people going to Ivy's. The ones that do will most likely post in this thread, for a number of reasons. The ones that got into a mediocre school won't be bothered. Also, you brain automatically pays more attention to to exceptional cases. | ||
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Tazza
Korea (South)1678 Posts
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ppshchik
United States862 Posts
On March 18 2013 17:22 Tazza wrote: Anyone get into a university in Hong Kong? I got into Hong Kong poly u with a full scholarship and living fees covered! Would be awesome to meet some TLers once I get there. I can take you around Hong Kong :p PS: Are you the same Tazza who won PGL? | ||
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Tazza
Korea (South)1678 Posts
On March 18 2013 21:29 ppshchik wrote: I can take you around Hong Kong :p PS: Are you the same Tazza who won PGL? That would be great man. It would be great to know someone in Hong Kong before i actually get there. If u don't mind me asking, are u a student there or work there? Just curious. And no, I'm not the progamer. Tazza is the name of a movie in Korea | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On March 18 2013 14:24 lightrise wrote: I am going to law school next year. Where did you apply? I am hoping to go to the University of Denver. At this point it's looking like Columbia, but still waiting to hear back from a couple law schools and waiting for scholarship information from most of them | ||
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Imperium11
United States279 Posts
On March 18 2013 17:05 l10f wrote: Come to Cornell, we need More TL'ers here! If anyone is coming to Cornell let me know! Seconded. COME JOIN US!!! Also feel free to message me with any questions, etc. | ||
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Luzian
Switzerland26 Posts
Whew.... Reading this thread, it sounds as if it is pretty difficult to get into a decent university in the US of A. + Show Spoiler [Here in Switzerland ...] + ... the education system seems to differ a bit. You do not have to study in order to upgrade your education and get a good and well paid job. However, if you want to study, you go to gymnasium (6 y) instead of secondary school (3 y) and if you pass the entrance exam and 1 semester probation, you are basically guaranteed to belong to the ~25% of our population who have the Matura. Then you can study whatever whereever you want in this country. I am lucky enough to live 30 minutes away from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Costs ~600$ per term and what I study, Electrical Engineering, is higher ranked here than in Hawards. Well, it's still tough and especially time consuming... According to statistics, only ~50% pass the first year alone with 1/3 trying for the 2nd time. | ||
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AUGcodon
Canada536 Posts
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TheToaster
United States280 Posts
Anyways, when I was taking the SAT I ran out of time on the math portion and ended up just picking an answer for the very last question. Turns out it was the right answer, and I ended up getting 800 out of pure luck. Even if I chose wrong and still got a 790 or something, I'm sure it wouldn't make that huge of a difference. | ||
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pugowar
United States142 Posts
On March 19 2013 04:23 TheToaster wrote: I'm already in college, but thought I'd share something. The only reason why I feel like I even got into the college I'm currently attending is because I scored 800 on SAT math. My GPA was pretty pathetic, but my test scores were fairly substantial. Anyways, when I was taking the SAT I ran out of time on the math portion and ended up just picking an answer for the very last question. Turns out it was the right answer, and I ended up getting 800 out of pure luck. Even if I chose wrong and still got a 790 or something, I'm sure it wouldn't make that huge of a difference. Just so you know - your SAT score isn't based on how many you got right - its how many you got right in relationship to everyone else. So you may or may not have guessed correctly on that last one...anyways congrats on the 800! | ||
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autoexec
United States530 Posts
On March 19 2013 04:32 pugowar wrote: Just so you know - your SAT score isn't based on how many you got right - its how many you got right in relationship to everyone else. So you may or may not have guessed correctly on that last one...anyways congrats on the 800! So your SAT scores are scored differently each year depending on how well others preform that particular testing date? Could you please explain? | ||
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GreYMisT
United States6736 Posts
On March 19 2013 04:35 autoexec wrote: So your SAT scores are scored differently each year depending on how well others preform that particular testing date? Could you please explain? You are still scored based on how many you got right, but colleges look at what percentile you are in | ||
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HornyHydra
Taiwan222 Posts
On March 18 2013 17:05 l10f wrote: Come to Cornell, we need More TL'ers here! If anyone is coming to Cornell let me know! My friend BarackObama (SC ID) goes to Cornell University ^n^ he's on the CSL team and he does 2v2 with JoeBiden On March 18 2013 07:14 kafkaesque wrote: Are you guys really serious about the colleges taking race into consideration? I can't tell if you're jesting, but I can't believe that this would be legal or tolerated... Yeah they do, it's to brag about the diversity of backgrounds and stuff that their students come from. It's much nicer for parents and board members in charge of funding to hear that than "Most of our students are predominantly White and Asian.". | ||
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pugowar
United States142 Posts
On March 19 2013 04:35 autoexec wrote: So your SAT scores are scored differently each year depending on how well others preform that particular testing date? Could you please explain? Sure the SAT is scored on a bell curve, meaning everyone get a raw score, and then is compared with everyone else - lets say there are 100 questions and the average person at that sitting gets 67 right (the mean), and the standard deviation is 3 points. That means if you get 73 correct, you are 2 Standard deviations above the mean, which means you scored above a certain percentage of the people who took that test. Each percentile is then changed to an SAT score. see this for more info or if my explanation doesn't make sense: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT#Raw_scores.2C_scaled_scores.2C_and_percentiles | ||
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Zystra
United Kingdom79 Posts
Done a BTEC and got D* D* D*. I feel so guilty because ive burgled my way into one of the best universities in the country by doing a piss easy course and I get in infront of people who are much cleverer than me who achieved AAB at A-Level. Oh well.  | ||
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MrMedic
Canada452 Posts
84 percent. Really happy, I really wanted to get into this university, | ||
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Servius_Fulvius
United States947 Posts
On March 17 2013 21:27 hns wrote: Just a quick question from a german guy unaware of all details of/habits in the US education system: Seeing most posts in this thread, most of you guys apply for colleges nationwide, but there was also one guy who concentrated to California. So, how common is it to go "abroad" for a highschool graduate? Obviously, if you apply for the really big players (Harvard, Stanford, w/e), you probably will have to move, but what about the "standard" colleges? Is it considered normal or even mandatory to get out of your town, even if there is a pretty fine college around which you could perfectly apply to, or is it just you TL users here that strive out? I'll throw in my two cents since I went to school out of state: I'd venture to say that most high school students apply to in-state schools. Money is usually the key factor since out of state rates are horrendous. You mentioned the UC system, which is a special case. The UC system is one of the best in the country in terms of ranking. That doesn't necessarily make it better, but if you're looking for a "good" school instead of "the best" school, and you have a bunch in your own state, it's to your advantage to stay in-state. As to moving out of state, there are a lot of reasons. Someone mentioned getting away from parents or home town. I see this happen a lot, especially if they live near another university. Some people want to see something new, or maybe they REALLY want to go to a specific city or region. Personally, I felt WAY more at home in the out of state university I chose than any of my in-state choices. It was only 120 miles away, so nothing too major. I'm now in grad school 1000 miles away, though it's a lot more common to travel for that. What you mentioned earlier about sticking to home towns in true in so many ways. Moving away means you start over - new people, new area, new everything! It's very stressful and it can get very depressing if it's not going your way. I think we take for granted the lives we have in our home towns during high school. I don't think we realize how long it took to build up the group of friends and comfort level. It takes years for a new location to "feel" like home. It took me almost 4 years during undergrad and I'm still not completely settled into my grad school location after 2.5 years. Some people don't want to start over, and that's totally fine. Attitudes like this explain why some people always stay near home, why small towns and big cities alike have a core population group who will never move, and even why some people never want to leave, even in the wake of natural disasters. | ||
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Saumure
France404 Posts
How difficult is it for a european student to get into some good US gradschool? I would like to do a second masters degree in the US, since they are only one year long. Is it possible, assuming I already study in one of Europes top school? | ||
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TaiYang
Canada128 Posts
I applied for CS at to three universities: University of Ottawa (hometown), University of Toronto and University of Waterloo. I currently have an average of 89% and received early acceptances from uOttawa, and U of T. I'm still waiting uWaterloo, which is my first choice. If I get into uWaterloo, and I really hope I do, I'm going to jizz in my fucking pants. :D | ||
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